EDUTAINMENT IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO TEENSAnastasia Khodakova

The materials are partially taken from

http://shapingenglish.ning.com/

EDUTAINMENT – WHAT & WHY ?

https://sites.google.com/site/dosedutainment2011/Deborah Healey (University of Oregon)

For teachers: Education disguised as entertainment –

students are motivated to learnFor students: Fun –it’s engaging Similar to their tools and toys -social

interaction, gaming, make-believe worlds

DEFINING TEENAGERS

Young teenagers: 12-14 years old

Middle teenagers: 14-17 years old

Late teenagers: 17-19 years old (Considered young adults)

So what if I'm not as you expected!I'm different, I'm not like you.Is this a reason for me to be neglected?I do my own thing; to me this world is new.My thoughts and opinions are not to your liking,But I love how I am.

APPROACH TO TEACHING TEENS

Teens are wrapped up in these issues:

Self-esteem

Peer pressure

Ethics

Finding one’s own identity

Dealing with relationships

TEENS ARE EFFICIENT LANGUAGE LEARNERS (LEWIS, 2007)

They combine childlike playfulness with

…adult-like ability to hypothesize and think critically.

DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING

Critical thinking is the process of exploring questions about and solutions for

issues which are not clearly defined and for which there are no clear-cut answers

Rock or Feather Comparing & Contrasting 3 for 1 and 1 for 3 Good idea? Bad idea? The D – I – E Approach to Critical

Thinking

TWELVE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND (GARY ANDERSON)

1.Bring (pop) music into the classroom

2.Find cool, up-to-date topics

3.Use group work

4.Use role-play activities

5.Encourage learner autonomy

6.Find ways to bring in students’ outside interests

TWELVE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND (GARY ANDERSON)

7.Liven up your class with variety and humor

8.Give students a chance to move around

9.Use effective classroom management

10.Use of mother tongue strategically

11.Use games and competition

12.Use project work

EXAMPLE: USING SONGS (CELEBRITIES)

Love Story by Taylor Swift (U.S. culture) STEPS OF LESSON 1.Warm-up: Students share their favorite love

story in small groups. 2.Presentation: Students listen and watch

videos. Teacher can check comprehension with

questions. Teacher can use CLOZE activity.

EXAMPLE: USING SONGS (CELEBRITIES)

3.Practice: Students sing songs out loud with videos.Get song lyrics here: www.metrolyrics.com

4.Writing focus: Students explore story structure.

Compare and contrast: Similarities and differences in 2 songs (content).

Compare and contrast: Song and story structure (form).

5.Guided writing assignment: Students turn song into a narrative story.

6.Free writing assignment: Students write about a famous love story from their culture.

EXAMPLE: EXPRESSIVE ACTIVITY

THE DIRECTOR’S CUT

Use a simple dialogue and have the characters do it in different ways: nervously, fearfully, happily, laughing, angrily, and naturally, of course!

The teacher can act like the director of a movie and say, “Cut! Cut! No, that’s not right. I want to see more emotion. Do it with anger this time!”

SAMPLE DIALOGUE

Lisa and Rosa run into John on the street. Lisa:Hi, John! How are you? John:Hi, Lisa! I’m fine. How are you? Lisa:I’m good. This is my friend Rosa. Rosa:Hi! I’m Rosa. (Shake hands with John.) John:Nice to meet you. Rosa:Nice to meet you too!

DIGITAL STORIES WWW.UMBC.EDU/STORIES

Teenagers love to express themselves through digital media.

What is Russia

LEARNER AUTONOMY

Teenagers must learn how to be responsible for their own learning and are capable of planning, thinking critically, and managing their own learning process

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

~ Chinese proverb

PRINCIPLES FOR FOSTERING AUTONOMY IN THE CLASSROOM(BENSON, 2003)

Be actively involved in the students’ learning

Provide a range of learning options and resources

Offer choices and decision making opportunities

Support the learners

Encourage reflection

LISTENING JOURNAL

Для самостоятельной работы можно использовать ЛЮБОЙ интересный материал, например, доступный на сайтах:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/

http://www.esl-lab.com/ http://www.elllo.org/ http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

EXAMPLE: TEACHER FOR A DAY

NEW YEAR’S AROUND THE WORLD

STEP 1: Learn about a new year’s celebration in one country.

STEP 2: Teach classmates about your new year’s celebration (Learn about celebrations in 4 other countries.)

Add one more step!

STEP 3: Give a language activity when you teach your classmates (cloze activity, multiple choice vocabulary quiz, pronunciation practice, Q&A comprehension check, etc.)

http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/holidays/new-year/page.htm

EXAMPLE OF PROJECT FOR TEENS

http://access.lingvograd.ru/story_Lubov_Manzheyeva.html

CONNECT WITH GLOBAL COMMUNITYHTTP://WWW.EPALS.COM/

TAKING IT GLOBAL HTTP://WWW.TIGWEB.ORG

Inspire your teens to contribute to global issues and join online communities that can encourage them to use English as an international language to make a difference in the world.

GAMES How often do you use games (of any kind) in

class?

Every lesson

Every week

Every month

Maybe every few months

Never

LESSON PLANNING: THE KEYS

Tie the game to the language goal and the curriculum

Have students play with others

Use tasks to tie language use to the game

Have fun!

SAMPLE LESSON PLAN:GRAMMAR AUCTION (BR.COUNCIL)

Pairs or small groups -a sheet of sentences and play money.

Students decide sentences to bid for.

Conduct the auction.

Class votes on correct sentences.

They keep money for correct sentences.

Students decide why the sentences are not correct.

GRAMMAR AUCTION -SAMPLE

You have 1000 Euros to spend. Try to buy the best sentences with your money. Only buy correct ones if you can!

1.I am living in Paris since 1998.

2.Has Pascal ever been to London?

3.Betty hasn’t went to England yet.

4.Nobody in the class has been to America.

5.How long are you studying English?

6.etc.

ROLE-PLAY ENHANCEMENTS

Add props

Hats, scarves, sunglasses are easy and versatile

Ask students to bring in related objects

Video the role-plays

Post on Vimeo, YouTube, or a class DVD

ONLINE GAMES

British Council Learn English site

WordShake -Boggle

Take turns;keep score Pic your wits

RESOURSES

https://sites.google.com/site/dosedutainment2011/

FINAL THOUGHTSFROM TEACHERS OF TEENS

Praise them! Respect their views! Remember their stories! Show interest in their lives! Utilize their special talents! Love all your students equally! Never criticize their appearance! Be a positive model for them to follow! Encourage self-expression and creativity! Give them choices and decision-making

power!

TUELTA (TULA ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION)

Partners with ELO (U.S. Embassy, Moscow) & NATE (National Association of Teachers of English)

seminars & trainings with native speakers, webinars, online courses, exchange

programs… Check our events and join us! http://tsput.ru/content/activity_directions/

inter/tuelta/